Mercyful Fate: Classic or Dud?

The riff-solo combination from 4:18-5:00 in "Satan's Fall" is so perfect.

:D

TONIIIIIGHT THE CIRCLE IS MEETING AGAIIIIIN

definitely a MF kind of day, kicking out the jams with Melissa...

I'M A CORPSE
I'M A CORPSE
I'M A CORPSE WITHOUT SOUL

"Satan's Fall" is absolutely fucking epic

I really wish he'd take MF off of hiatus. I actually liked 9, it was a more modernized, streamlined version of Fate. and maybe he could convince Denner to come back while he's at it.

I'm bummed that I never got to see them. I had a ticket to see Mercyful Fate in 1999 in Atlanta, but at the time I lived in Tallahassee and had no car. The show got cancelled so it became a moot point, and then...hiatusville.

oh and uhm In the Shadows is an underrated Fate album. like "Bell Witch" is in my top ten MF songs of all time.

I AM THE AIR YOU BREATHEEEEEEEEE
I AM THE BELL WIIIIIITCH

yeah agreed, I just listened to it and though it doesn't quite hit the operatic heights of the first few albums it's still really good. Those boys could play.

one of my favorite MF tropes was when King would go into Bee Gees harmony-land.

still the best

I'm all about "Black Masses"

MF were like one band that could actually convince me to worship SAtan cuz it just sounds so damn fun

God that scream at the end of "A Corpse Without Soul"

SATAN HAS TAKEN HIS TOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

NUNS HAVE NO FUN!

you're damn right, Kim. fuck nuns.

Denner/Shermann best metal guitar duo in history. Tipton/Downing can watch on the sideline. THERE I SAID IT.

Bullshit

Murray/Smith might have something to say about that. But I like yr enthusiasm #hailsatan

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Are the albums after Time worth getting? I picked that one up recently; a really great record, every bit equal to In the Shadows. Seems to me 90s Mercyful Fate is a bit stiffer, a bit more predictable, than 80s Mercyful Fate, but still massive fun.

9 has its moments, one of which is "House on the Hill."
http://youtu.be/zzB_6LYdl54

No more atmosphere or sprawling musical suites, they just sort of rock out for 40 minutes. Sounds too modern for its own good, though. (To be fair, the album sounds much better than that YT rip; however it's still clicky as all hell.)

This thread's interesting, I'd always presumed Melissa to be their most popular release. DBtO, or the remaster anyway, has a shrill edge that makes it almost unlistenable. Melissa and especially that s/t e.p. are MF's peak for me. I listen to Return of the Vampire more than anything else. "Burning the Cross," maaaaaan.

I meant the Burning the Cross demo, not the s/t e.p. re: my favorites. (The e.p. is also great, though, obv.) Jesus I think everything I've typed today, whether email, message, or forum post, has required a correction. I would like to begin tomorrow ASAP.

Okay, 9 isn't too bad. I found a cheap used copy. Nothing mind-blowing or anything, but "Church of Saint Anne" has some distinctive hooks.

"9" didn't hold up as well as I remembered it. The modernisms rendered a lot of the riffs sterile. Into the Unknown I have but have only listened to once.

"Dead Again" has some genuinely creepy atmosphere and part of me is sad I sold it. "Torture (1629)" is a great song.

I'm obsessed with "Time" the song right now. It's genius.

yknow what's a little frustrating, there is just no singing along with this dude

There's a lot of fun to be had trying.

My problem is that "Melissa" is too good, I can't seem to bring myself to listen to anything else.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaooooooooooowwwww!!!!!

kinda too soon to tell, but Mercyful Fate may be the band that gets my opera-singing girlfriend to 'appreciate' metal

haha I didn't even see this

yknow what's a little frustrating, there is just no singing along with this dude

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... that guitar break on "Into the Coven" tho

For album cover/opening track awesomeness symmetry, you're hard pressed to top this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/pt/5/5b/Don

and this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWCOqNHzM0k

What a beautiful moment
If you're willing to trade
Then I'll give you a moment of mine

KD, such a softie.

I'm going to splurge some cash on the 2007 Cargo re-issues, unless anyone says that I shouldn't?

vinyl re-issues, BTW

the other day another dad told me my kid's facepaint looked like King Diamond

Yeah, it's King Diamond solo and not Mercyful Fate, but I think this is classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmweKy-RCMI

For some reason, I decided to listen to Don't Break the Oath for the first time a few minutes ago. It's hilarious. I was going to come here and dump all over it, but I see how happy this band makes people, so I'll refrain.

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you kinda just did anyway but w/e

Are you saying King Diamond's voice is hilarious? Because that record is riff city. Even if you might not dig the King (it took me a long time to warm to him), the band is hot fire.

i appreciated Johnny's restraint enough to have a minute's silence as i FP'd him

yeah no shit. I get that King's voice is an acquired taste (I love it) but Shermann/Denner are hard to find fault w/ throughout that album. for god's sake, A Dangerous Meeting!

i respect ppls opinions and all but let's just say any family member who utters a word of disdain towards the King or MF is out of my will and also will be fired upon by firing squad upon my death

No you guys. It's the voice, and I was listening to it and thinking "oh, I've GOT TO shit on this" and then I found the thread and found out the immense joy the band brings you guys and it warmed my heart. Really. We all have our things.

i couldn't stand king diamond's voice for a long time, but for whatever reason it clicked recently. it's not just his voice, the music is great. it's fun, kick ass riffs, and they have this spooky vibe that's more party in the graveyard than burning down churches. guess i had to lighten up a little to appreciate it.

My only exposure to the King is one of the videos that got heavily played on Headbanger's Ball at the end of the 80s—don't remember which one—but he's haunted me since (no pun intended).

the key to enjoying King's voice is realizing that it is ok to think it's simultaneously hilarious and also skullfuckingly awesome.

like I giggle when I hear "granddddmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" but when he sings "I am the Bell WITTTTTTTTTTTTTTCH" man that shit is just the bee's knees

So great.

Lol Marilyn Manson basically tore my church apart. The youth group leader demanded one of our members "break" their Manson CD when she found out she owned one. They did!

One of those rare occasions where I fully stand behind the church.

there's like a live stream going on about the show in Berlin tonight?

https://www.twitch.tv/kingdiamondofficial

They sound great in the new live clips coming out.

Wish I could go to the Norway date (with Candlemass, Tribulation, and Unto Others)

holy fuck the new song whips ASS.

I gotta make it to Vegas to see em dammit

I have to work on the 19th but I had been considering it before that got confirmed

Haha, King's Twitch emotes are awesome

https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v2/emotesv2_23bbdd5ae02945dba650f08700fd255c/default/dark/2.0

US Tour announced!!!

with KREATOR.

10/25/2022 Dallas, TX – The Factory
10/27/2022 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
10/29/2022 Inglewood, CA – Youtube Theater
10/30/2022 Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live Sacramento
11/01/2022 Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
11/03/2022 Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
11/04/2022 Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J. Brady Music Center
11/05/2022 Detroit, MI – Masonic
11/08/2022 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
11/10/2022 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theater
11/11/2022 Laval, QC – Place Bell
11/13/2022 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall At Fenway
11/14/2022 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
11/16/2022 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

DON'T TOUCH
NEVER EVER STEAL

otm

Under 90 minutes til showtime and I can't believe this is finally happening.

My life is complete